Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lodi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lodi and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lodi
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lodi:
- 43.313927, -89.526658
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lodi
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Lodi is near Dane County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- eBird sighting report for Sauk County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lodi ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Lodi.
Within Wisconsin, the name Lodi is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Humphreys County
- This Lodi is located in Humphreys County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the south of the Lodi that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Lodi.
- Montgomery County
- This Lodi is located in Montgomery County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the south of the Lodi that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lodi.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Lodi.
- Nye County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lodi [Nye County].
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lodi [Bergen County].
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lodi [Camden County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Lodi is located in Medina County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lodi that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Lodi.
- Monroe County
- This Lodi is located in Monroe County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the east southeast of the Lodi that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lodi.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Lodi lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lodi that is located in Columbia County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Lodi is located in Marion County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lodi that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lodi.
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Wilson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Lodi.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lodi ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Catfish ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Dane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - DeForest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Harmony Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Lowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Lutheran Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutheran Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
- Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Moon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
How Far From Lodi to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Lodi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lodi and extending to:
- Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lodi to Portage, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lodi: www.ci.lodi.wi.gov/
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lodi could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lodi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lodi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3139, Longitude: -89.5267 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lodi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lodi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.976 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.111 degrees. |